Reflectance spectrophotometry (about 0.5-1.0 micron) of outer-belt asteroids - Implications for primitive, organic solar system material

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Asteroid Belts, Infrared Photometry, Organic Materials, Planetary Composition, Planetary Evolution, Solar System, Spectrophotometry, Charge Coupled Devices, Gravitational Effects, Reference Stars, Silicates, Spectral Reflectance, Spectrum Analysis

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Narrowband spectrophotometric observations of outer-belt asteroids have been used to investigate the surface compositions of the D- and P-class asteroids. Spectra of 19 outer-belt asteroids and 2 main-belt D-class asteroids were obtained using two charge-coupled device spectrographs. The spectra can be divided into four groups based upon four discrete slopes among the spectra. All of the outer-belt asteroids are locked into orbits controlled by Jupiter's gravitational attraction. The distinct slope changes suggest that these asteroids are the remnants of a gradation in composition of planetesimals in the outer Solar System.

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